Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 08:24:30 -0400 From: "Kenneth Mays" <kmays2000@hotmail.com> To: w4lna@knology.net, so@server.i-clue.de Cc: insane@lunatic.oneinsane.net, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Preferred way of going to XFree86 4.1.0 (Geforce3 support) Message-ID: <LAW2-F907nyeKzGZuNY0000043f@hotmail.com>
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Here is another answer about Nvidia chipsets including Geforce3 support. -Ken Linux drivers for Nvidia chipsets Version: 1.0-1251 | Post Date: 5/17/2001 These XFree86 binary drivers provide optimized hardware acceleration of OpenGL applications via a direct-rendering X Server and support the TNT, TNT2, GeForce 256, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce2 MX, GeForce2 Pro, GeForce2 GTS, GeForce 2 Ultra, GeForce2 Go, GeForce3, Quadro, Quadro2 MXR, and Quadro2 Pro chipsets. AGP and flat panel displays are also supported. NVIDIA has a unified driver architecture model; this means that one driver set can be used with all supported NVIDIA hardware. Please see Appendix A for a list of the NVIDIA hardware supported by the current drivers. The NVIDIA Accelerated Linux Driver Set consists of two packages which you will need to download and install: the NVIDIA_GLX package which contains the OpenGL libraries and the XFree86 driver, and the NVIDIA_kernel package which contains the NVdriver kernel module needed by the X driver and OpebGL libraries in the NVIDIA_GLX package (for more details on the components of each package, please see Appendix C). You will need to install both packages, with matching version numbers (ie NVIDIA_GLX-0.9-6 should only be used with NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-6 and not NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-3). The packages are available in several formats: RPM, SRPM, and tar file. Installation of each package type is described below. The package type is largely a matter of personal preference, though please note that the binary RPMs are for use only with the kernel shipped with a particular distribution (eg NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-6.rh62.i386.rpm should only be used with the uni-processor kernel shipped with RedHat 6.2). Where appropriate, NVIDIA has provided separate RPMs for the distinct SMP and uni-processor kernels of each distribution. If you have upgraded your kernel, or a specific NVIDIA_kernel rpm is not available for your distribution, then use either the NVIDIA_kernel SRPM or tar file. In the case where distributors ship multiple kernels (as is often the case with uni-processor and SMP machines), there will be multiple RPMs available, ie: NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-7.rh62.i386.rpm and NVIDIA_kernel-0.9-7.rh62.smp.i386.rpm. The NVIDIA_GLX RPM, however, is not dependent upon the kernel version, and therefore an SRPM is not needed. Install the NVIDIA_GLX package either by RPM or tar file. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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